Mirror and accessories therefor



Aug. 23, 1932.

O. C. RITZ WOLLER MIRROR AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR Filed Jan. 21, 1931Patented Aug. 23, 1932 OLIVER C. RITZ WOLLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOISMIRROR AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR Application filed January 21, 1981.Serial My invention relates to mirrors and accessories therefor,comprising means for supporting'the mirror in adjustable position, meansfor supporting an electric lamp in 5 convenient posltion with respect tothe mirror, means-for shielding the lamp for controlling the rojectionof light therefrom, and means or supporting .a magnifying glass inconvenient position with respect to lo the mirror. It is the object ofmy invention to provide an improved form and arrangement of parts in adevice of this type whereby the mirror ma be adjusted both horizontallyand verticall and whereby either the 15 lamp and shield or themagnifying glass may be adjusted independently with respect to themirror. It is one of the objects of my invention to provide an improvedarrangement 20' shielding means for an electric light bulb forcontrolling the direction and extent of the light rays from the bulb. Itis still another object of my invention to improve devices of this typein sundry details herein- 25 after pointed out. The preferred meansbywhich I have accomplished m objects are illustrated in the drawing anare'hereinafter specifically described. That which I believe to be newand desire to cover by Let- 30 ters Patent is set forth in the claims.

In the drawing,--

Fig. 1 is a side view of the preferred form of my improvedapparatus. I

Fig. 2 is a rear face view of a fragmentary 85 portion of the mirror,showing the means for removably mounting a magnifying glass thereon.

Fig. 3 is a front face view of the electric light bulb and the shieldtherefor. c

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional .view taken at line of Fig. 1 upon aslightly diminished scale, with the electric light bulb and itssupporting arm in changed position; an

Fig. 5 is a side view, partly broken away, 45 showing a changed form ofconstruction.

'Referring now to Figs. 1 to 4: inclusive, in which corres onding partsare indicated by the same re erence characters, indicates an uprightwall portion, such as a door jamb 50 or the like, havin a bracket 11fixedly its lower end with a mounted thereon. Upon the lower outwardlyturned arm of the bracket 11, I have pivotally mounted a clip 12, suchclip being adapted to swing horizontally about the ivot bolt 13 by whichthe connection is efected. 'A support 14, comprising an arm formed froma stripof sheet metal doubled backwardly upon itself into substantiallythe form of'a yoke, is removably supported by the clip 12 which isprovided with an upwardly turned hook portion 15 for this purpose. Atitsouter end, the support 14 is provided with a downwardly extending arm 16and outwardly extending arm 17, such arms being connected with the arm14 by means of a horizontally disposed ,bolt 18, a nut 19 being adaptedto be tightened on the bolt for holding the arms 16 and 17 in any fdesired adjusted position with respect to the In the construction shown,the arm 17 is in the form of two angle bars which are mounted rigidly inposition upon the rear face of a mirror 20 for holding, the mirror insubstantially perpendicular position with respect to the arm 17, withsuch arm 17 in centered osition with respect to the mirror.

Upon t e rear face of the mirror 20 near the upper edge portion thereof,I have provided a bracket or hasp 21 adapted to receive a standard 22therein, such standard 22 in the construction shown being curvedoutwardly and downwardly at its free end. Upon the outer end of thestandard 22, I have pivotally mounted a bar 23 by means of a bolt 24,the bar 233being provided upon magnifying glass 25 of any approved type.

Upon the lower end of the arm 16, I have provided a disc ring 26 whichserves as a shield for controlling the rays of light from an electriclight bulb 27 mounted in the,ring

d 26. In the construction shown, the electric light bulb 27 is mountedin a socket 28 of any approved type which is releasably held in positionby means of-a spring clip 29, which in turn is adjustably mounted uponthe arm 16 by means of a bolt 30 working in a slot 31 extendinglongitudinally of said arm 16.

With the parts mounted in position as shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the mirror,light and magnifying glass can be adjusted as a unit by swingingmovement about the bolt 13. If desired, the electric light bulb 27 canbe adj usted with respect to the mirror by swinging the arm 16 about thehorizontally disposed bolt 18; or the light 27 and the mir- ,ror 20 canbe adjusted angularly up or down with respect to the support 14 byswinging the way, or the magnifying glass with its standard 22 can belifted out of position in the bracket or hasp 21.

If it should prove to be desirable, the mirror support 14 and all theparts mounted thereon can be removed as a unit, such support 14 beingadapted to be lifted readily out of the grip of the hook 15 of the clip12.

' For accommodating different sizes and shapes of bulbs 27, I have madethe clip 29 adjustable longitudinally of the arm 16 by the provision ofthe slot 31. The electric light bulb can thus be centered in positionvery readily with respect to the shield 26. With the bulb 27 in centeredposition with respect to the shield, the light projected forward fromthe bulb is limited both in its extent and with respect to thedirections in which such rays may pass so as to provide a considerabledegree of control for the ray of light. I am thus able very easily toregulate the light so that it shall be directed as desired.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a modified construction, comprising a base 32with a standard 33 rising therefrom, in which an adjustable standard orsupport 34 is mounted, the vertical position of the adjustable standard34 within the fixed sandard 33 being controlled by a set screw 35. Atits upper end, the adjustable standard 34 is provided with. ahorizontally disposed arm 36 upon the free end of which there aremounted, arms 37 and 38 corresponding with the arms 16 and 17 as abovedescribed, the arm 38 being provided with a mirror 39 thereon, and thearm 37 supporting a bulb 40 and a ring shield 41, together with a springclip 42 adapted to grip a socket 43 in which the bulb 40 is mounted. Inthe. arrangement shown in Fig. 5, the adjustable standard 34 is movableup and down, the device as a whole is adjustable about a vertical axisas may be desired, the bulb 40 is adapted to swing about the mountingbolt 44-for adjustment with respect to the mirror 39, or the mirror 39and lamp 40 may be adjusted together about the bolt 44 if desired.

an arm pivotally mounted on said supp By the use of my improved device,one is enabled to adjust the mirror to any desired angle or height andto adjust the lamp toward and away from the edge of the mirror.

While I prefer to employ the form of construction as shown in my drawinand as above described, it will be understoo that my invention is notlimited thereto exce t so far art.

I claim I Y 1. In a device of the type described, th combination of asupport mounted for swinging in a horizontal plane about a vrtical axis,two. arms pivotally mounted to swing about a horizontal axis on saidsupport and independently swingable about said horizontal axis, a mirrormounted on one of said arms, and means on the other arm for supportingan electric light bulb thereon.

2. In a device of the type described, the combination of a support, twoarms pivotally mounted on the same axis on said support, a mirrormounted on one of said arms, and a spring clip onthe other arm and adjustable longitudinally thereof for releasably supporting an electriclight bulb with its longitudinal axis substantially parallel with saidarm.

3. In a device of the type described, the combination of a support, amirror, means for mounting said mirror on said support, means forsupporting an electric light ulb on said support slightly beyond theedge of the mirror so as to be adjustable forwardly and backwardly Withrespect to said edge of the mirror, and shield means having an openingtherethrough of considerably smaller size than that of the bulb mountedin substantially centered position with respect to the bulb forcontrolling the extent and the direction of the projection of light fromthe bulb.

4. In a device of the type described, the combination of a support, amirror, means as the claims may be so limited by t e prior 7 formounting said mirror on said support,

ort for mounting an electric light bulb slightly beyond the edge of themirror so as to be adjustable forwardly and backwardly with respecttosaid edge of the mirror, and shield means connected by said armopposite said bulb having an opening therethrough of considerablysmaller size than that of the bulb for controlling the extent anddirection of the projection of light from the bulb.

5. In a device of the type described, the combination of a support, amirror, means for mounting said mirror on said sup ort, means forsupporting an electric light bulb on said support slightly beyond theedge of the mirror so as to be adjustable forwardly may extend insubstantially centered posit-ion adapted very materially to cut down theeffective size of the ray of light projected forward from the bulb.

6. In a device of the type described, the combination of a support, amirror, means for mounting said mirror on said support, an arm pivotallymounted on said support for mounting an electric light bulb slightlybeyond the edge of the mirror so as to be adjustable forwardly andbackwardly with respect to said edge of the mirror, and shield means inthe form of a disc ring movably mounted on said arm so as to beadjustable longitudinally of the arm into centered position with respectto the bulb for cutting down the effective size of the ray of lightprojected forward from the bulb.

7. In a device of the type described, the. combination of a support, amirror, means for mounting said mirror on said support, means forsupporting an electric light bulb on said support slightly beyond theedge of the mirror, a magnifying glass, and means for supporting saidmagnifying glass in front of said mirror in parallel relation thereto.

8. In a device of the type described, the combination of a support, amirror, means for mounting said mirror on said support,

means for supporting an electric light bulb ,on said support slightlybeyond the edge of the mirror, an arm mounted on a horizontal pivot infront of said mirror near its upper edge, and a magnifying glass mountedon said arm so as to be swung across the face of the mirror in parallelrelation thereto about said horizontal pivot.

9. In a device of the type described, the combination of a support, amirror, means for mounting said mirror on said support, means forsupporting an electric light bulb on said support slightly beyond theedge of the mirror, a standard releasably mounted on said mirror nearits upper edge, an arm pivotally mounted on said standard on ahorizontal axis located at right angles witherespect to the face of themirror, and a magnifying glass mounted on said arm so as to be movablewith said arm across the face mirror in parallel relation thereto.

10. In a device of the type described, the combination of a brackethaving a horizontally disposed arm, a clip in the form of an upwardlyopen hook pivotally mounted on a vertical axis on said arm, a yokereleasably mounted in the hook of said clip, two arms pivotally mountedon the same horizontal axis on said yoke, a mirror mounted on one ofsaid arms, means on the other arm for releasably supporting an electriclight bulb thereon, and means for holding said arms in adjusted angularposition with respect to said yoke.

OLIVER C. RITZ WOLLER.

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